Greek Meaning: The name Sophia is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Sophia is: Wisdom; wise. American Meaning: The name Sophia is an American baby name.In American the meaning of the name Sophia is: Wisdom; wise. SoulUrge Number: 7. Expression Number: 5. People with this name have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths.merican Meaning: The name Sophia is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Sophia is: Wisdom; wise. SoulUrge Number: 7. Expression Number: 5. People with this name have a deep inner need for quiet, and a desire to understand and analyze the world they live in, and to learn the deeper truths.
Hippocrates was born on the Greek island of Kos in the 5th century BCE, and he became the most famous physician in antiquity. He established a medical... Hippocrates was born on the Greek island of Kos in the 5th century BCE, and he became the most famous physician in antiquity. He established a medical school on the island, wrote many treatises on medical matters...
Soranus of Ephesus, a Greek gynecologist of 2nd century AD was Hippocrates's first biographer and is the source of most information on Hippocrates's person. Later biographers of Hippocrates were Suidas, John Tzetzes, and Aristotle.Soranus stated that Hippocrates's father was Heraclides, a physician; his mother was Praxitela, daughter of Phenaretis. The two sons of Hippocrates, Thessalus and Draco, and his son-in-law, Polybus, were his students.oranus said that Hippocrates learned medicine from his father and grandfather, and other subjects from Democritus and orgias. Hippocrates was probably trained at the Healing temple of Kos, and took lessons from Herodicus. Plato, Hippocrates's only contemporary to mention him, describes him as an Asclepiad (Greek).